Master of Law(LLM)
Blended Learning Program
“Institution of Eminence” as recognised by the Ministry of Education, Government of India
Specialisations :
Corporate & Financial Law | Intellectual Property & Technology Law | Dispute Resolution Law
Duration :
12 months
Start date for application :
1st October
End date for application :
31st December
About the LLM Program
LLM Degree from the prestigious Jindal Global Law School - Ranked #1 Private Law School by QS Ranking 2023.
Unlock your potential with a specialization of your choice and a dissertation. Placement services are also provided to provide the learner a platform to shine and achieve.
Attain an alumni status post completion of the program.
Learners shall be awarded a Master of Laws(LLM) degree with a separate specialization certificate.
Course Structure: Three common courses are taught for all specializations post which the specialization courses commence. The complete program is of 24 credits spanning across 12 months. The dissertation is independent of the terms and is done throughout the program.
High in demand focussed courses are available in the field of Corporate & Financial Law, Intellectual Property & Technology Law and Dispute Resolution Law.
Core Component - End Term :
Assessment :: 50:50
Specialization Component - End Term :
Assessment :: 30:70
Passing Criteria: 50% Overall and 30% in End Term
Learner can appear for re-examination of any failed courses in subsequent trimesters till 3 years of the program start date.
Eligibility Criteria
“The curriculum has been designed for developing expertise via specialization, depth of knowledge via dissertation and rigour via live session, projects and examinations
Legal Research & Writing
The Legal System: Foundations, Institutions & Processes
Statutory Law & Interpretation
Case Law & Precedents
Judicial Public Policy Making: Common Law & Judicial Activism
Research in a Law Firm: Due Diligence, Memos & Advices
Globalisation and its Effects on the Development of International Commercial & Economic Law
Challenges of Globalization to Law & Justice
Formulation & Settlement of Transnational Norms & Practices
Individual Rights vis-à-vis Free Market Principles & State Capitalism
Promoter-driven Company Ownership versus Dispersed Shareholding
Cross-border Investment & Investor Protection vis-à-vis State
Anti-corruption, Anti-bribery statutes & Governance norms
Rules for Gender Diversity & Inclusive Corporate Leadership
Corporate Scams and their Global Recessionary Impact
Corporate Criminal Liability & Human Rights
Corporate Governance, Director & Promoter Liability
Due Diligence, Public Offerings & Corporate Takeovers
Insider Trading, Fraudulent & Unfair Trade Practices
Case Studies on Oppression & Mismanagement
Case Studies on Corporate Restructuring
Relevant Product & Geographical Market
Anti-competitive Horizontal & Vertical Agreements
Dominance and Abuse
Competition Law in the Digital Economy
Competitive Dimensions of M&A
Structure of a Contract
Contractual clauses: Covenants & Conditions, Representations & Warranties, Terminations & Remedies
Boilerplate Language & Provisions
Contract interpretations
Types of M&A, Structuring M&A transactions, Due Diligence, and Mitigating M&A risk
Term Sheets, Share Transfer Agreements, Share Subscription Agreements, Share Holder Agreements
Cross Border M&A
Public M&A
PIPE deals
Evolution & Framework of India’s Financial System
Principles Governing Corporate Debt Finance
Available routes of Corporate Finance
Legal aspects of Banking & Financial Transactions
Corporate debt resolution & insolvency process
Categories of Creditors and their rights in insolvency proceedings
Insolvency Litigation & stakeholder participation
Deal-making & debt acquisitions
Legal Research & Writing
The Legal System: Foundations, Institutions & Processes
Statutory Law & Interpretation
Case Law & Precedents
Judicial Public Policy Making: Common Law & Judicial Activism
Research in a Law Firm: Due Diligence, Memos & Advices
Globalisation and its Effects on the Development of International Commercial & Economic Law
Challenges of Globalization to Law & Justice
Formulation & Settlement of Transnational Norms & Practices
Individual Rights vis-à-vis Free Market Principles & State Capitalism
Promoter-driven Company Ownership versus Dispersed Shareholding
Cross-border Investment & Investor Protection vis-à-vis State
Anti-corruption, Anti-bribery statutes & Governance norms
Rules for Gender Diversity & Inclusive Corporate Leadership
Corporate Scams and their Global Recessionary Impact
Corporate Criminal Liability & Human Rights
Justification, Subject-matter, and Overview of Intellectual Property Laws
Patent Law and the concern relating to Right to Health
Concerns of developing countries relating to International Transfer of Technology
Trademark Law and Issues relating to Trademark in Cyberspace: Trademark vs. Domain names, Domain name disputes, Cyber-squatting, typo-squatting, dilution, meta-tagging, linking
Copyright and Issues relating to Copyright in Cyberspace
Liability of Intermediaries under the IT Act
Jurisdictional Issues in Cyberspace
Introduction to Intellectual Property in the Information Technology Age
AI and IP
Blockchain and IP
Biotechnology and IP
Other Areas such as 3d Printing, Virtual Reality, and IP
The Way Forward for New Technologies and IP
Originality and Joint Authorship in Musical works
Economic Rights of the owner of Copyright holder (Mechanical Rights, Distribution Rights, Derivative Rights, Performance Rights)
Non-Economic Rights (Moral Rights)
Digitalisation of Music
Infringement of Musical Works
Evolution of the IIL regime to enable protection of IP rights under international law
Significance and consequences of IP as protected investment in BITs and FTA investment chapters
Evaluation of IP-related regulatory measures (such as compulsory licensing) liable to challenge by foreign investors before ISDS tribunals
Relative and absolute standards of investment treaty, used by foreign investors to challenge IP-related regulatory measures
Relationship between the IIL regime and other international law instruments on IP, such as the TRIPS Agreement
Evolving treaty practice of States on IP within the IIL regime
Evolution of International IP Law and Policy in context of Global Public Health
Basics of International IP Regime including treaties, agreements (TRIPS, Doha Declaration, Paris Convention, Bilateral Investment Treaties) and international institutions (WTO, WIPO, WHO etc.)
IP-trade linkage issues (IP and International Economic law) and its impact on Global Public Health outcomes
Flexibilities within Intellectual Property globalization (Compulsory Licensing, Anti-evergreening Patentability Standards, etc.) as well as alternatives to the current framework (Open Science, Patent Pooling, Prizes etc.)
Role of IP laws in issues of Equitable Access and Social Justice that shape the current discourse as part of the wider debate about Global Public Health
Data Protection Principles
Rights of the Data Subject
Controller and Processor
Transfers of Personal Data to Third Countries
Independent Supervisory Authorities
Remedies, Liability, and Penalties
Case Studies
Dissertation
Legal Research & Writing
The Legal System: Foundations, Institutions & Processes
Statutory Law & Interpretation
Case Law & Precedents
Judicial Public Policy Making: Common Law & Judicial Activism
Research in a Law Firm: Due Diligence, Memos & Advices
Globalisation and its Effects on the Development of International Commercial & Economic Law
Challenges of Globalization to Law & Justice
Formulation & Settlement of Transnational Norms & Practices
Individual Rights vis-à-vis Free Market Principles & State Capitalism
Promoter-driven Company Ownership versus Dispersed Shareholding
Cross-border Investment & Investor Protection vis-à-vis State
Anti-corruption, Anti-bribery statutes & Governance norms
Rules for Gender Diversity & Inclusive Corporate Leadership
Corporate Scams and their Global Recessionary Impact
Corporate Criminal Liability & Human Rights
Key Elements of International Arbitration
Reasons to Arbitrate
Different kinds of Arbitration and Arbitral Institutions
Governing Law
Arbitration Agreements
Establishment and Organization of an Arbitral Tribunal
Power and Duties of a Tribunal
Conduct of Proceedings
Award, Challenge, and Enforcement
Arbitration Agreements
Interim Measures by Courts and Tribunals
Arbitrability
Appointment of Arbitrators
Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunals
Progress of Arbitral Proceedings
Arbitral Awards
Evolution of International Investment Law
Sources of International Investment Law
International standards of protection guaranteed to Foreign Investors
Investor-State arbitration as a Dispute Resolution Mechanism
Administration of Investor-State Arbitration, with particular focus on arbitration proceedings under ICSID Rules
Understanding Conflict
Mediation – Concept, Types, and Advantages
Foundation for a Successful Mediation
Mediation in the Indian Context
Role of Technology and In-house Counsels in Negotiation and Mediation
Mediation in Commercial Disputes
Emerging Global Trends in Dispute Resolution – Institutional Arbitration Centers & Mediation, AMA Protocol SIAC & SIMC, Singapore Mediation Convention 2019
International Framework of Enforcement and Recognition – New York Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements and Arbitral Awards, 1958
Domestic Framework for Enforcement and Recognition of Awards – UNCITRAL Model Law and the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Case Law and Case Studies for understanding the grounds for setting aside and refusal of Recognition and Enforcement
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Access to Justice
Consequences of the Privatization of Dispute Resolution
Intersectional Ethics in Commercial Dispute Resolution
Ethical Considerations in Negotiation and Mediation
International Bar Association and Best Practices for Ethical Behaviour in ADR
Arbitrability and Structural Power Imbalances
Approaching Arbitration from the Global South
Dissertation
Programme Fee ( For Indian )
Tuition Fee : INR 3,50,000 (incl. taxes)
Learn from leading law faculty members and industry leaders worldwide
Dr. Nemika Jha
Professor, JGLS
B.A.,LL.B (The WB National University of Juridical
Sciences, Kolkata, India);
LL.M (Harvard Law School, MA, USA);
njha@jgu.edu.in
Prof. (Dr.) Jasmeet Gulat
Professor and Vice Dean (Examinations
B.A. (Hons.) LL.B (Panjab University);
M.A. (Public Administration);
LL.M (University of Cambridge, UK);
Ph.D- Law (Panjab University)
Prof. (Dr.) Indranath Gupta
Professor and Dean of Research Controller of
Examinations
Director, Jindal Initiative on Research in IP and
Competition (JIRICO)
Senior Fellow, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences
igupta@jgu.edu.in
Prof. (Dr.) Prabhash Ranjan
Professor and Vice Dean (Continuing Education)
B.A.; LL.B. (University of Delhi);
LL.M. (University of London);
Ph.D. (King’s College London
igupta@jgu.edu.in
Dr. Wasiq Abass Dar
Associate Professor.
Assistant Director/ Assistant Dean of Centre for Post
Graduate Legal Studies (CPGLS)
Assistant Director JGLS Centre for Alternative Dispute
Resolution (CADR)
wadar@jgu.edu.in
Prof. Ashish Khetan
Associate Professor of Legal Practice
LL.B. (Delhi University);
LL.M. (University of Cambridge)
Prof. Aakanksha Kumar
Prof. Aakanksha Kumar Associate Professor (Law) Assistant Director and Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Society
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) (HNLU, Raipur);
LL.M. (National University of Singapore);
Litigation Professionals, Legal Professionals working in Law Firms, Fresh Law Graduates, Legal Professionals working in legal department in corporate, Academic or Research Professionals, Legal Professionals in Government roles.
Following are the unique features of this LL.M. Program:
Post successful completion of this program, you will get an LL.M. degree from Jindal Global Law School (JGLS).
Corporate & Financial Law
Intellectual Property & Technology Law
Arbitration And Dispute Resolution
